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Although a criminal investigation did not result in charges for the three officers, the admirals had failed to uphold the standards of conduct and would receive letters of censure from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, officials said.

The three officers "demonstrated poor judgment and a failure of leadership in prior tours," Mabus said in a statement.

The admirals improperly accepted gifts, two "improperly endorsed a commercial business Air Jordan 13 Retro For Sale ," and one solicited gifts and services when they were stationed in the Pacific region in 2006-2007, the navy statement said.

Censure letters effectively derail an officer's career and in this case, the three officers will be allowed to retire, officials said.

The officers reprimanded were Rear Admiral Michael Miller, currently a special assistant to the superintendent of the US Naval Academy; Rear Admiral Terry Kraft Air Jordan 12 Retro For Sale , commander of US naval forces in Japan, and Rear Admiral David Pimpo, commander of Naval Supply Systems Command.

All three were punished for their conduct while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

The corruption scandal has shaken the American navy, with several officers pleading guilty and another arrested this month in the case.

The Malaysian contractor at the center of the scandal pleaded guilty to fraud charges last month, admitting to bribing officials with cash Air Jordan 11 Retro For Sale , prostitutes, Cuban cigars and Kobe beef.

Known as "Fat Leonard," 50-year-old Leonard Francis of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia confirmed that he presided over a decade-long scheme involving tens of millions of dollars in bribes, prosecutors said.

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The police are targeting drivers who use the emergency lane during the week-long National Day holiday Air Jordan 1 Retro For Sale , after vehicles blocking the "the passage of life" prevented rescue efforts and resulted in a death.

A driver, stuck in cab after a rear-end accident, died due to delayed rescue efforts on a highway in Zhejiang Province, east China, on Thursday. The emergency lane was congested.

The Ministry of Public Security in a statement issued late on Friday told traffic departments nationwide to keep a look out for vehicles using the emergency lane occupancy.

All freeways in China dedicate the right lane as the emergency lane. Some drivers Air Jordan Retro For Sale , however, flout this rule, the statement said.

The police were asked to enhance road patrol so as to "quickly discover transgressions and impose penalties," it said, adding electronic monitoring devices are operating around the clock to capture the violations and heavily fine drivers.

The ministry ordered the police to target congested road sections.

Chinese drivers are familiar with congested highways during the week-long National Day holiday as car ownership increases steadily and people choose to drive during the holiday when all roads are toll free.

The Ministry of Transport has just concluded soliciting public opinion in preparation for drafting a plan to improve taxi drivers' incomes while solving urban traffic problems.

Most of taxi cabs in Chinese cities are owned and managed by taxi management companies, with taxi drivers paying monthly franchise fees to the companies.

The emergence of taxi-hailing apps has challenged the current system, allowing customers to access a larger pool of private vehicles with better services and often lower prices. Taxi drivers in several cities have protested that private vehicles have narrowed their already marginal profits, many quitting their taxi firms to join ride sharing apps.

Guo Jifu Jordan 12 Retro For Sale , head of Beijing Transport Development Research Center, said a large number of private vehicles joining ride sharing apps have made the capital's congestion problem even worse.

Wang Xiuchun, a taxi management official with the ministry, said the ministry hopes its upcoming changes will reduce taxi fees and improve drivers' income while making taxi cabs more attractive than private vehicles.

Zhang Xiaodong, vice chief of the road transportation administration in Hangzhou Jordan 11 Retro For Sale , capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, said the ministry's plan would use many measures already tried out in the city.

Hangzhou decided in September to scrap the government's portion of management fees retroactively starting from the beginning of this year, an average reduction of 400 yuan (63 U.S. dollars) in fees for taxi drivers. In total, the government will refund nearly 100 million yuan. Currently, taxi drivers in Hangzhou pay up to 8 Jordan 1 Retro For Sale ,000 yuan a month to register with one of the city's management companies.

The city will also allow taxi drivers to purchase and have full ownership and management rights of their vehicles, which previously belonged to companies and were rented by drivers. The city will establish two state-owned companies to provide management services for individually-owned cabs.

China's taxi management system allows taxi firms to obtain taxi management franchises through a bidding process. Getting a franchise means they can levy exorbitant operation fees on drivers. The firms are blamed for low morale among cab drivers, resulting in poor service.

RIO DE JANEIRO， June 29 (Xinhua) -- Five weeks before the beginning of the Olympic Games， Rio de Janeiro state suffers through a financial calamity and struggles to stay afloat.

The Games will be held in state capital Rio， and both the city and state governments participated in the investments to host the event， along with the federal government and the private sector.